Ep 7. Creeping Evil

In Outlaw Star season 1 episode 7 titled "Creeping Evil," Gene, Jim, and Melfina are travelling through space when they receive a distress signal from a nearby planet. The planet is experiencing an energy surge and several of its occupants are being possessed by a strange force. The crew of the Outlaw Star decides to investigate and try to help.

Upon landing on the planet, they are greeted by an old acquaintance of Gene's named Fred Luo. Fred explains that the energy surge is coming from a nearby tower that belongs to a rival company. He believes that the company is conducting experiments that have gone out of control and are causing the possessed individuals.

The crew goes to the tower and meets with the company's representative. They explain the situation and ask to investigate the tower. The representative agrees but insists that they must be accompanied by one of their employees, a woman named Hanmyo.

The crew enters the tower and soon discovers that the experiments being conducted involve a substance called Bomb #7, which can be used as a powerful energy source. However, the substance has also caused mutations and is responsible for the possessed individuals on the planet.

As they continue to explore the tower, they are attacked by the possessed individuals who have now mutated into monsters. Hanmyo reveals that she is also possessed and forces Gene to fight her. During the fight, Gene learns that Hanmyo is actually a former lover he had abandoned years before.

The crew eventually reaches the center of the tower where they discover that the company's representative has been hiding the true nature of the experiment. He had been conducting research on the substance and experimenting on humans without their consent, just for the sake of profit.

The crew confronts the representative and is soon attacked by a gigantic monster that has been created by the experiments. They work together to defeat the monster, but not before Jim is injured.

In the aftermath, Gene confronts Hanmyo and the two discuss their past relationship. Hanmyo reveals that she had joined the company out of a desire to find Gene again and that she had become possessed by the substance during one of the experiments.

The crew leaves the planet and reflects on the events that transpired. They realize that the experiments conducted in the tower were a result of greed and the disregard for the lives of others. They vow to do what they can to prevent similar situations from happening in the future.